Effectiveness of a hydrogen peroxide mist (Trophon) system in inactivating healthcare pathogens on surface and endocavitary probes

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 613-614

  Rutala, William A ^a,b,c   Gergen, Maria F ^a   Sickbert Bennett, Emily E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

CARBAPENEM RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; DISINFECTION; DISINFECTION SYSTEM; ENDOCAVITARY PROBE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE MIST SYSTEM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MUCOSA; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; SURFACE PROPERTY; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; DEVICES; DRUG EFFECTS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; STANDARDS;

DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84964216470     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.11     Document Type: Note

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